Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-11-19
JOURNEYMEN BAKERS Ma
TIONAL UNION.

loFFlCAL
OFFICE NATIONAL SECRETARY,
100 William Street, New York.


The National Secretary has begun the
compilation of the annual statistics of
1887. Thrty five cities have returned
filled blanks against twenty six of last
years census. 2,lS3 members have par
ticipated against | 1923 of last year. OF
Z, lS3 bakers $50 are married, out of whom
6j4 have ,1O4 children; 42S of the total
number had bakeries of their own and
fell back again into wage servitude; of
?, 1888 bakers who have filled these blanks
1913 are under the age of twenty years;
1904 between twenty and thirty years;
40 between thirty-one and 40 years; ga
between forty-one and fifty years; 81
over fifty years of age.
OF this number 76l learned the trade
in the United States; 1873 in Germany;
GG in Ireland; AZ in Austria; 80 in Bohe-
mia; 32 in Sweden; % in Switzerland; IS
in Hungary; Is in England; ID in Scot
land; "A in France; 5 in Holland; in
Poland; in Norway; 3 in Canada; 3 in
Russia; 2 in Denmark; | in Australia;
OF that number were active at the trade
less than five years, 26S between five
and ten years, 136; between eleven and
fifteen years, 40; between sixteen and
twenty years, 32l; between twenty one
and twenty-five years, 1879; between
twenty-s and thirty years, 1lS; over
thirty years, 1903. Thirty-liye dill not
answer that question at all.
In next weeks issue the comparative
figures Of the hours of labor and the con-
dItions of boarding with the employers
will be shown.
The National Executive Committee
held a regular meeting Saturday, Nov.
II. The National Secretary was author
lied to represent the National Union at
the convention of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor, Dee. Is, at Baltimore. A
complaint OF Union | against Union Is
for alleged persecution of members who
work on Vienna bread and who do not
want to be transferred to Union ID, that
consists Of Vienna bakers, was referred
to a subcommittee for investigation.
Trustees were ordered to audit books and
vouchers of National financial secre-
tary for he month of October.
Union /, New York, held their seventh
annual Ball at Irving Hall, New York,
Nov. r. 1t was a grand affair. Unions
Is, 90, 81 and AZ were well represented.
The union banner was wrapped in Grape
and a sign with black borders contained
near by the words: american liberty
murdered Nov. II, 1887, at Chicago, ILL.,"
Union ID, New York, passed resolu-
tons compelling each of their members
to take out their citizen papers.
Union &c, Chicago, consisting of
Swedish bakers complains of the indiifer-
ence OF their countrymen in the trade.
There are Swedish shops in Chicago
| where the men still work Is and 20 hours
| per day. OF course these men do not
belong to the union. All the Swedish
| bakers Of Chicago have achieved was
done through the assistance of noble 40
of that city.
Union "A, of San Francisco, is prose-
cutting scab and traitor by the name
of George PoppIer who had to leave the
golden gate city and who is now suppos-
ed to be in Chicago.
No. 30, Detroit, is rapidly increasing
in membership. All hands of Wagner
q Co. are joining the union, also those
of Barry x Saladin and other shops.
Union ~ contributed $50 to the anarch
list defence fund of Chicago,
Of Union Is, indianapolis, nothing WAS
heard for a long while. A report which
arrived this week charges officers as well
as members As dfilect of their duty. OF
more than 100 members in good stand
ing hardly 10 attend the meetings.
y really favorable report arrived from
No. 4, of Boston. Hardly a meeting
passes without five or six members ioin
the union. Friend krech advises the
members to open an agitation for the
adjustment of making of brown bread
without being paid for as customary in
Boston. Union elected good old ].
Newton to represent them a. the conyen-
ton of the State Federation Of Labor.